Methyl 2,5-dihydroxybenzoate is a member of phenols and a benzoate ester.
Definition
Methyl 2,5-dihydroxybenzoate is a member of phenols and a benzoate ester.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII LS28B004KM · registered name METHYL DIHYDROXYBENZOATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ジヒドロキシ安息香酸メチル: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
METHYL DIHYDROXYBENZOATEINCI메틸다이하이드록시벤조에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)ジヒドロキシ安息香酸メチルJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2150-46-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 218-427-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID80175841
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6098332
- IUPAC
- Methyl 2,5-dihydroxybenzoate
- Molecular formula
- C8H8O4
- Molecular weight
- 168.148 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Chelating agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata